A long, long time ago, back when the World Wide Web was just a Fig Newton of Al Gore's imagination, I was the middle man in a deal in which four Penn State football tickets were sold for about $400.

Times have changed, and so have prices.

Today, some sellers on eBay want more than $1,000 for a pair of tickets to the Sept. 8 Penn State-Notre Dame game at Beaver Stadium.

To be sure, some people will pay that much. But I think it's a mistake to pay that much this far ahead of the game.

My recommendation: Wait and see what happens. You still have nearly two months to come up with tickets at a better price, either from relatives, acquaintances, co-workers, friends, friends of friends or even back on eBay and other ticket auction sites (where prices fluctuate).

Sure, prices could rise a lot more, but I doubt it. By gameday, the price for ducats outside the stadium will be less than $1,000 for a pair, possibly a couple hundred dollars less.

If the weather is lousy, the price will definitely be less. And if Notre Dame loses its opener, that, too, will put a dent in the asking price.

So, keep an eye on the ticket Web sites and also put the word out to everyone that you know or see that you're looking for tickets. You never know who is looking to unload them.

In the end, it might come down to whether or not you have the nerve to drive to Happy Valley without tickets. And that might not be so bad, as cutting your own deal on-site sometimes is cheaper than buying far in advance.

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This years tickets were the toughest to get because of ND and the good home schedule. I've been a Nittany Lion Club member for the last couple years. I joined just to get ND tickets (apparently others had the same idea). I got shut out for season tickets as well as individual games (ND, OSU, and Wisky).